ABC: Davis-Bacon Act Inflates Cost of Federal Construction

In testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) General Counsel and shareholder with Littler Mendelson, P.C., Maurice Baskin said the Department of Labor’s (DOL) administration of the Davis-Bacon Act has, “hindered economic growth, increased the federal deficit and imposed an enormous paperwork burden on both contractors and the federal government...
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ABC: Davis-Bacon Act Inflates Cost of Federal Construction

Association officials say Davis-Bacon Act hinders economic growth and imposes an enourmous amount of paperwork on contractors

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